POLK CITY, Fla. — USA Water Ski has nominated Jimmy Siemers of Round Rock, Texas and
Regina Jaquess of Suwanee, Ga., for the 2003 AAU James E. Sullivan Memorial Award. Known as the
"Oscar" of sports awards, the AAU Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United
States. It has been presented annually by the Amateur Athletic Union since 1930 as a salute to founder
and past president of the AAU, and a pioneer of amateur sports, James E. Sullivan.

Siemers, 21, won multiple titles over the course of 2003 in national and international competition.
He started the year off by winning Men's tricks, jumping and overall at the Collegiate All-Stars in May. In
July, Siemers tied the Open Men national jumping record with his winning leap of 233 feet at the Malibu
Open. He upped his mark in August at the Overton's U.S. Open Water Ski Championships, where he
broke the Men's world jumping record with a leap of 236 feet in the semifinals. The following week he won
national titles in Open Men's tricks, jumping and overall at the 2003 GOODE Water Ski National
Championships. Competing in his first world championships in September, Siemers set four world
championships' records in tricks, jumping and overall. Strong performances earned Siemers' world titles
in Men's tricks and overall. Siemers also contributed 1,988.45 points to the U.S. Elite Water Ski Team,
helping it to its second consecutive world team gold medal. In October, Siemers won Men's tricks at the
Collegiate Nationals, helping Arizona State to a third-place finish. Then in November, he secured gold medals in tricks, jumping and overall at the 21 and Under World Championships, assisting the U.S. Team
to a gold-medal finish.

Jaquess, 19, kicked off the year by sweeping the Women's events at the Collegiate All-Stars,
where she shattered the 11-year old national collegiate Women's slalom record. At the Pan American
Games in August, she led the U.S. medal count, winning tricks and earning silver and bronze medals in
slalom and jumping, respectively. Jaquess punctuated her season in September by winning the Women's
world overall title (a world championships' overall record) at the Water Ski World Championships, where
she helped the U.S. Team defend its world team title. She continued her winning ways by sweeping all
four events at the Collegiate Nationals in October and then again at the inaugural 21 and Under Water
Ski World Championships in November. Behind Jaquess' prowess, the University of Louisiana-Monroe
earned a silver medal at the Collegiate Nationals, while the U.S. 21 and Under Team soundly defeated its
competition for the gold medal.

Nominations for the AAU Sullivan Award are reviewed by the AAU Sullivan Award Executive
Committee and narrowed to approximately 10 semifinalists. The finalists will be determined by vote, and
the top-five will attend the awards presentation held at the oldest and largest sports club in America, the
New York Athletic Club. The announcement of the 2003 AAU James E. Sullivan Memorial award winner
is set for April 2004.